Purpose of the Role:
The Audit Manager effectively & efficiently performs audit evaluation and testing work on functional and regional audits. The incumbent discusses and agrees issues identified with unit management. The Manager support auditor in charge in planning, leading and reporting the assignment, and acts as second in charge where required. The incumbent ensures that all audit work is produced accurately, is robust and complete, and is able to work under tight time constraints. The incumbent will develop smaller subject matter expert specialisms and act as a point of contact for the business. Supports wider team objectives.
Key Accountabilities:
- Performs evaluation of control processes in place to manage key business risks.
- Performs audit field testing, delivering timely audit working papers of high quality.
- Ability to understand the implications of the inherent risks within the business and to identify and prioritise control issues.
- Undertakes subject matter expert role for smaller areas of specialist knowledge.
- Performs audit verification of completed audit issues.
- Supports the auditor in charge and Audit Portfolio Director as appropriate.
- Identifies, documents and agrees audit issues identified with unit or local management utilizing input from auditor in charge and Audit Portfolio Director. Understands the implications of the inherent risks within the business and identifies and prioritises control issues.
- Supports the planning and reporting phase of wider audits as required by audit manager. Clears review notes of auditor in charge and Audit Portfolio Director. Maintains awareness of business changes and is knowledgeable about key business risk areas and emerging themes in support of audit managers / subject matter experts.
Knowledge / Experience:
- Reasonable experience / knowledge of audit / fraud / risk management and control issues.
- Proficiency in auditing or investigative techniques including control testing.
- Industry experience at the junior management level.
- General knowledge of the business / banking industry including regulatory requirements.
- Understanding of financial management and accounting issues.
- Business knowledge of the organization's mission and key functions / issues.
Required Qualifications:
- Final year of professional qualification or recently qualified ACCA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE.
- Preferably tertiary level certificate, diploma, undergraduate qualifications, recent graduate.
Category: Audit
Function: Audit
Position reports to: Director, Audit Portfolio
Expiry Date: 3-12-2024
